Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-06

! home OF the bride. Rev. Van Eman OF
ticiating
Afterth marriage q supper was served
and "a very joyous time was had by all
I Mr.. T. F. Sutton is now proprietor O. the
Colby House. one of the best hotels in
the city He was formerly one of NJ
DOnelan's popular and gen:lemanly
clerks. Miss Hattie Kenney is also a
resident of Colby, and very popular with
ALL
The CAT tenders its best wishes and
bespeaks a happy journey through life
for TIE happy couple.
The new implement firm of Diffendaf-
! er & Lee will open up the first of Febr,,-
ary. and farmers will do we'll to wait till
! then to buy their farm implements. We
will handle a full line of agricultural i'm,
plements. farm and spring wagons. bug
gics. windnills. pumps. etc. We will be
/ 18th of January. and parties wishing any
goods not handled in Colby we would be
glad to take their orders and try and get
them for them without any extra cost.
as we can have them come in our cars.
Office at Clark & Blake feed store.
Arapahoe Pioneer: The 3. & NJ. ex-
| tension from Oxford southwest for eighty
miles to Ludell. has been contracted to
John Fitzgerald. OF Lincoln The work
will be pushed forward as rapidly as pos
sible. the Oberlin branch will he put
southwest in the spring through Sherman
county. Kansas. The Ho!,iredge branch
will go thrnug., to Akron. and the French
man branch from CnlbertSOn will be built
mort nwes; 10 1. connection with the Hold
redge branch. and perhaps further. These
are the designs OF the B. & NJ. rs obtain
tanned from reliable information
J. Il. Sims protested J. s. Bu-tOn's
proof last Friday 5erOre Judge Lacey. w.
s. Willcoxon appeared for protestant.
ard W. &. Porter Cor claimant. ]. s. Bur.
ton. On May last j. s. Sims pu; con-
test on Mr.. Burton's claim. ard no return
has been ,.iven from Washington ~ vet.
and the protest was not that he had not
rcsidad & months OH the land. but that ne
! failed to establish Il residence within iirst
& months after entering. land 1T was
sharply fought on both sides and lasted
| till 1870 p. nj.
No less than eight organized counties
of Kansas have c:I,Sen representatives to
the legislature of 1888; for whom no pro-
vision is made. These counties are Wal
lace. Scott. Cove. Seward Stevens. Kio-
VIA. Cheyenne and Sherman. They were
all organized before the election WIS
held. and the mel chosen are clearly en-
titled IT, seats. to pay an,bto voice. not
only in discussion. but in voting upon all
questions before the nouSe to which .aer
are elected. Western Kansas will knock
pretty loudly for admission this year
Elk.
Belya Lockwood. in letter tD the
Buffalo Evening News. makes the fol
lowing predictions FOR 1879: Republican
nominees for presidency and vice prcsi-
dencv. James c. Blaine aud Johl Sher-
man: democratic nominees Grover Clrye-
land and Samuel }, Randall: labor party
nominees Henry George and Terrence
V. Pow.'erly: prohibition party romi-
nees. Frances T.. Willard AID John p. 81.
John.
the public installation of the officers of
Sunlight Lrd.e. OF Tuesday evening.
was according Ia programme published
in CAT. Everything a>sed of rma-Aa-
,, blv well; First WIS ti.e 81 ,>.:l session ny
the lodge .i'en nualic Installation. and
src.itin.: bv tie different 0iiicers Of the
order Mkt was The hraGuct. In a
Shor. lime the tables were al prepared.
AMI loaded Wit, delicious eutabics. and
soiuc enc hal,ir.;l and twenty-five pr
: took % ,l,n SUMPTION: rcDa-f. F.rmaI-
i,v was la:;i a>i'i". and ali eni"ve:i the &C.
! casiop hugely. Music Icy oir cornr; band
Was iH:cr%perSed III proper Intervals.
Colby should bc and is proud of Ter cor
net band ard thcv t'usli, to receive all
The announcement lossibe. Cni!,y =
proycrb;ai s,,- ec:i;,r u,' line entertain
H,eutS. AIS: such - ni,..,. all sati.:ia.,.
This was no ..X.-rniinn. suns :.:f LOf."e
Is very prosperous. snt i's m..,,,b..s and
friends arprecin;..i lis eifor!s to furnish
first -claSS entertainment
David Davis said great m-ay .o"!
thiEg> in his lie an.! the following is
one rf t:Ie:i:: "Ear;i year every !,.-ai I.i-
per gives from $40 10 $40 IL tree tires
for the hcnefit ~ the community ii, which
ii is located. M other agency cs1 or
will do this. T:.e lpcal editor in pr',or-
; tion to his ns.iinS ,..,,-> mere FOR his 'nwa
than eay other tea nlcI. AMI IL all ifr-
hess man witt, HIT. he ought ~ '.c s;t.,-
ported. not De..,,<- v.,u like him cr al
mire his writing. I'm, !,ec.,is. Il i.-al nv
per is the best Investment u cOTn.'iniiv
can make. \ may I.,: ie brilliant ar
filed With t.0:,-it>. hut ii;,anriaiiy il Is
benefit tn !. .,,,i;mnHiiv n> y p'eDc.,cr cr
teay:i.r Cn.icrs..,d n< W.. do uo;
mean morally %; intellectually. bG: fin.n.-
sially: We; or t..e lscrai question y.'a viii
tied the ncirr.:y OF tie papers ri the
right side of tn. QUESTION. To-day The
edi:crs If t;.. local papers d. i:inre FOR
the least ,io.'et.s:sf a.' m"r o. eaf'-'.
Subscribe s,r. ;.ss,i II ven are liz t;i>:ness.
advertise il; fonr locrt payer. MOI Is Il
c:iai:iy. Dnt is ai1 Investment.
~. nd 81 :i;.r= 81, III .ently re-; ue-'.tt
~ ',ans! their i.In.... VIII: their raas and